Barcelona is internationally known as a major tourist destination, with mild and warm climate, historical monuments, many good-quality hotels, and a vibrant night life.

Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain and the capital of Catalonia, one of the 17 regions that form Spain. There are two official languages spoken in Barcelona: Catalan, generally spoken in all of Catalonia, and Castillian Spanish. The city of Barcelona has a population of about 1.6 million, but if the whole of the metropolitan area is included, the population spirals to more than 4 million.

Barcelona offers many attractions, including La Rambla, the most famous bouleward in Barcelona which stretches from the harbor to La Place Catalunya and is full of people and life day and night; Placa d'Espanya once used for public hangings, the fountain in the center of the square is a great attraction; the winding streets and hidden squares, fountains and palaces in the Barri Gotic; visit the Cathedral of Santa Eulalia, the Gothic Church of Santa Maria del Pi and the Gothic Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar. Located next to La Rambla is La Placa Reial, considered to be one of the most beautiful squares in the world. The Place Reial is one of the places full of life day and night, thanks to the many terraces of restaurants where you can get something to eat and drink almost at any hour.

With such a huge variety of things to see and do, it is no wonder why Barcelonacity breaks are so popular. Fabulous architecture, world famous museums, brilliant Spanish cuisine, flamboyant culture and wonderful weather combined to make Barcelona a truly magnificent city.

Barcelona has a lot of hotels. Many of these hotelsare of high quality and it is possible to find hotels and accommodation for any ones taste and budget.

Barcelona is great off-season and it is a lovely city even in the winter months of January and February as long as the possibility of rain is low. Give the high humidity, 19-23 C is considered comfortable weather, which is normally the temperature between April and June, and between late September through November. This is the best time to visit. In August it gets very hot and most of the of the local people go on holidays, so it is less busy and good deals may be made with the hotels.